1987

胭脂扣 Rouge

Anita Mui 梅艷芳

A lament for a vow that went up in smoke: she gave everything to a love that betrayed her, yet still longs to meet again. Theme song of the film Rouge, it won Best Original Film Song at the 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards.

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Tone-free lyrics, easy to sing from. Tap a word for its meaning and tones.

sai誓yin言waan幻jok作yin煙wan雲ji字Our vows turned into words of smoke and cloud,

fai費jeun盡chin千bun般sam心si思after I poured every thought and effort into them.

ching情jeung像fo火cheuk灼bun般yit熱Love burns hot like fire,

jam怎siu燒yat一sang生yat一sai世but how can it burn for a whole lifetime?

yin延juk續bat不yung容yi易It isn't easy to make it last.

fu負ching情si是nei你dik的ming名ji字Faithless is your name.

cho錯fu付chin千bun般seung相si思I gave a thousand longings to the wrong one.

ching情jeung像seui水heung向dung東sai逝heui去Love flows away east like water;

chi癡sam心wong枉king傾jyu注my devoted heart poured out in vain.

yun願na那tin天mei未chang曾yu遇I wish we had never met that day.

ji只paan盼seung相yi依I only hoped we'd stay side by side,

na哪gun管gin見jeun盡wai遺ham憾sai世si事however much of the world's regret we'd see.

jim漸lou老fong芳wa華Youth and beauty slowly fade;

oi愛fo火mei未mit滅yan人min面bin變yi異love's fire still burns, but faces change.

kei祈kau求joi在na那tin天chung重yu遇I pray that one day we'll meet again,

sou訴jeun盡chin千bun般seung相si思so I can tell you all my thousand longings.

kei祈mong望bat不joi再gu辜fu負ngo我I pray you'll no longer let down

chi癡sam心dik的gwaan關jyu注the devotion I give you,

yan人bei被oi愛lau留jyu住and that love will make you stay.

kei祈mong望bat不joi再gu辜fu負ngo我I pray you'll no longer let down

chi癡sam心dik的gwaan關jyu注the devotion I give you,

man問na哪tin天wui會chung重yu遇I ask: which day will we meet again?

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